Chronicle of the Murdered House

This never-before-translated classic of Brazilian literature is a Faulknerian saga depicting the unraveling of a traditional patriarchal family. Set in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, the novel relates the dissolution of a once proud patriarchal family now represented by Timoteo, a gay scion who wanders the ancestral mansion dressed in his mother''s clothes. This downfall, peppered by stories of decadence, adultery, incest, and madness, is related through a variety of narrative devices, including letters, diaries, memoirs, statements, confessions, and accounts penned by the various characters.

• | Author: Lucio Cardoso, Robin Patterson, Margaret Jull Costa
• | Publisher: Open Letter
• | Publication Date: Dec 29, 2016
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781940953502
• | ISBN-10: 1940953502